Lot n° 289  | Auction 519

Estimate € 700 - 1,000

Sold € 2,200

Auction: 21 September 2021 at 15:30

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WAGREZ, Jacques-Clément (1846-1908; illustratore) - Giovanni BOCCACCIO (1313-75) - Le Decameron. Paris: H. Launette & G. Boudet, 1890. A precious set in perfect condition of this sought-after 19th-century edition of the Decameron: an "ad personam" copy for the printer Gustave Boudet, one of 25 on Japon containing - in addition to 30 etchings in three states - an original signed watercolour by Wagrez and a separate suite of all the en-tête and culs-de-lampes "in bistro" . 4 volumes, folio (324 x 238mm). 30 etchings by Wagrez each repeated in 3 states: with the text, with the remarque and in pure etching; and a suite of illustrations. Fine brown morocco signed David, gilt fillets, dentelle and gilt edges, with editorial wrappers and specimens from the edition dated 1889 preserved. (4) The lot is accompanied by a export license.


Estimate € 700 - 1,000

Sold € 2,200

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